Police blotter: Woman says she was assaulted at Pacolet store

From staff reports

Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 2:10 a.m.

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office

A woman told deputies she was assaulted at the Li’l Cricket store on South Pine Street in Pacolet on Monday because she told two women to move away from the cash register while she entered the PIN of her debit card.

An incident report states that the two women became angry at the victim because she asked them to move. The victim said the women began making derogatory statements about her, and she also talked back to the women, the report states.

When the victim turned to leave the store, one of the women spit on her, and the victim said she turned back around and slapped her. Both women then attacked the victim, with the assault moving out into the parking lot.

The victim told deputies that the women picked up jugs of windshield washer fluid and hit her about the face and head with them, the report states.

One of the women also hit the victim with a purse, and both women punched her, according to the report.

Two men intervened and separated the women. The victim said she had recently had back surgery and was in intense pain, the report states. She was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

The report states that warrants were obtained but no arrests have been made yet.

<p class="bold allcaps">Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office</p>
<p>A woman told deputies she was assaulted at the Li'l Cricket store on South Pine Street in Pacolet on Monday because she told two women to move away from the cash register while she entered the PIN of her debit card.</p><p>An incident report states that the two women became angry at the victim because she asked them to move. The victim said the women began making derogatory statements about her, and she also talked back to the women, the report states.</p><p>When the victim turned to leave the store, one of the women spit on her, and the victim said she turned back around and slapped her. Both women then attacked the victim, with the assault moving out into the parking lot.</p><p>The victim told deputies that the women picked up jugs of windshield washer fluid and hit her about the face and head with them, the report states.</p><p>One of the women also hit the victim with a purse, and both women punched her, according to the report.</p><p>Two men intervened and separated the women. The victim said she had recently had back surgery and was in intense pain, the report states. She was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.</p><p>The report states that warrants were obtained but no arrests have been made yet.</p>